Hospital-bed attachment



April 30, 1929- A. HIANDERSON ET AL 1,711,007

HOSPITAL BED ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 21, 1927 wuen kw Patented Apr. 30, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. ANDERSON AND GEORGE L. WATERS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HOSPITAL-BED ATTACHMENT.

The present invention pertains to a novel hospital bed attaclinicl'it, and the object is to pri'u ide a device of this character for supporting a basin or other article at a bedside.

The device is simple in construction, consisting: of a frame and means for supporting the frame on the rails of a bed. The attachinp; devices are of such a nature that an attachment for a given size of bed may be applied to any bed of the same size. A portion of the frame is disposed across the'bed and bent to permit sagging of the mattress. The remainder of the frame extends beyond one side of the bed and is formed as a shelf for supporting the article or articles desired at the bedside.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the following description and in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a transverse section of a bed showing): in side elevation the device of the invention applied thereto; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like characters which are eniplijiyed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

The attachn'leut includes a frame 1 which is rectangular in plan view as shown in Figure and comprises a bent portion 2 and alevel end portion 3. The bent portion 2 is intended to lie transversely of the bed, beneath the spring and mattress, and the curvature thereof is such as to permit sagging of these parts. The outer end of the bent portion is equipped with a pair of lateral brackets 4 secured thereto and of such size as to fit over one of the bed rails 5. Between the parts 2 and 3 is provided a pair of pivotally mounted hooks 6 lthe attachment as applied by passing the adapted to ban on the other rail 7 as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.. The flat or level portion his now disposed exterior-1y of the bed at one side thereof and is adapted to support a basin 8 or other article on transverse slats 9.

bent portion beneath the spring and mattress, without inteiatering with these parts, and siil'ipino the brackets et over the rail 5, after which the piviiited hooks 6 are swung over upon the remaining rail 7.

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be iuulerstood that various alterations in the details of constructiini may be made without departing from the scope of the intention as indicated bythe appended claims.

\Vhat we claim 1. An attachment focbeds comprising a frame :nlaptedto be disposed t 'ansversely of a bed and projected beyond one side thereof, the body of the frame being bent concavedly and the projected portion ha ving a flat upper surface, and attaching members carried by the frame and adapted to engage the bed rails. f

2. An attachment for beds coi'ijiprising a frame adapted to be disposed transversely of a bed and projected beyond one side thereof, the body of the frame being bent concavedly and the projected portion having a flatupper surface, brackets at one end of the frame and adapted to fit over one rail of the bed, and

hooks carried by the frame and adapted to engage the other rail of the bed. j

1n testimony whereof we ailix our si natures.

ALBERT- H. ANDERSON. GEORGE L. TVATERS. 

